All rightIt makes you wanna get awayYou know you got to stayLookin' for love, but you know it ain't' easyLookin' for freedom and everybody needs itAll the young dudes, in jailWill remember when the laws are finally changedAnd they'll wonder, 'bout OscarWho spent five years in a Texican jailWhat do you say? What about you?Baby what cha gonna do, 'bout Mary Lou?She died in Santa RitaBilly shot it out in AlamedaIt makes you wanna get awayYou know you got to stayLookin' for love but you know it ain't easyDance with the dragon it's the year that it breathesOh, slow fire, slow fire'Nam vets, scared yetHeroes dreamsAnd broken bayonetsNo choiceNo voiceI got to find a reasonFor my heart to rejoiceYankee Doodle get it upAnd stick a feather in your hatYankee Doodle keep it upAnd call it macaroniYankee Doodle get it upAnd stick a feather in your hatYankee Doodle keep it upAnd call it macaroniI wanna get awayI know I got to stayLookin' for love, but you know it ain't easyDance with the dragon it's the year that it breathesSlow fire, slow fire, all right, dragon yearSo clear, the sound of wings burnin' in my earIs it the risin' sun? Is it the settin' sun?Dance with the dragon 'til the year is doneYankee Doodle get it upAnd stick a feather in your hatYankee Doodle keep it upAnd call it macaroniYeah, yeah, yeahI can see by the smile on your faceThat you know what I meanIf you can hear meWon't you come near me whenever you can?And it all gets down to loveLove is hardLove is hardLove is hardLove is hard